P-38 Lightning Speed: 417 mph Range: 2,600 miles Ceiling: 44,000 ft. Armament: 4 x M2 .50 cal. machine guns, 1 x 20 mm cannon, 2,000 lbs of bombs and rockets.
Messerschmitt ME-109 Armament: 2 x 13mm machine guns, 1 x 30mm cannon Speed: 387 mph Climb Rate: 3,166 ft. per minute Ceiling: 49,380 ft.
AIM-9 Sidewinder Speed: Mach 2.5 Range: 2.6 miles Weight: 190 lbs
AIM-7e Sparrow Speed: Mach 4 Range: 28 Miles Weight: 500 lbs
MiG-21 Speed: 1,385 mph Range: 826 miles Ceiling: 57,750 ft. Armament: 1 x 23 mm cannon, 2 x K-13A "Atoll" missiles
F-4 Phantom Speed: 1,485 mph Crew: 2 (Pilot & Weapons Systems Officer) Ceiling: 62,000 ft. Armament/Load: 6 to 8 missiles up to 16,000 lbs.
SA-2 Missile Speed: Mach 3.5 Range: 25 miles Ceiling 60,000 feet
Narrator: American F-4 Phantoms streak into North Vietnam: it's time for revenge. Enemy MiG fighters have been tearing apart U.S. bombers. Now legendary ace Robin Olds has set an intricate trap to lure the elusive MiGs into one on one air combat, the most elaborate sting in aviation history code-name Operation Bolo. Using state of the art computer graphics, you're in the cockpit as the hard hitting F-4 Phantom takes on the fierce MiG-21 in the biggest aerial battle the war has yet seen, a deadly air ambush. Experience the battle, dissect the tactics, relive the dogfights.
Commentators: Robin Olds Brigadier General, USAF (Ret) Everett Raspberry Lt. Colonel, USAF (Ret) Jeff Duford National Museum of the USAF Barrett Tillman Author, The U.S. Air Force JB Stone Brigadier General, USAF (Ret) Jon Stone F-16 Instruction Pilot, Texas ANG
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